The building was completed in 1901. Building was designed by the architect Gustav Nyström and original purpose was the office of Suomen Yhdyspankki in Tampere. Nyström had studied in Vienna, which influenced also the Austrian-style of Jugend (known also as Art Deco) of this building. The street level was used as a bank hall for the customers, the bank vault was located in the basement, and the luxurious upstairs apartments were spared for the high executives of the bank.

In 1912 there was revealed an embezzlement by the bank director Nils Idman, who had among all given loose credit to his personal friends. The amount of embezzlement was approximately nine percent of the Grand Duchy of Finland's budget. Mr. Idman was sentenced to prison for fifteen years. Also bankrupted alongside Nils Idman was his brother Fredrik Idman, who had guaranteed loans for the bank. Fredrik, who was in charge of Hatanpää's Mansion, had to sell his enormous property to the City of Tampere.

The building still housed the bank until the Second World War, after which it was used as municipal offices and warehouses. The building was donated to the Tampere University's Student Union in 1967

Address: Kauppakatu 10
Tampere, FinlandYear: 1901Current Use of Building: The Student House of Tampere University's Student UnionsWebsite: Not listed

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